"So what do you want?"
The male teacher was clearly quite unhappy. What bad intentions could a child have? Wasn't this just veiled criticism insinuating that they teachers had malicious intentions?
"I think the teachers should make a thorough inquiry. At the very least, this matter shouldn't be casually dismissed like this."
The teachers knew Wei Ziqi's situation all too well.
It was only since this academic year that the school had the idea of boosting academic performance. Previously, the educational philosophy had been too lax, which made many parents who wanted their children's academic performance to improve reluctant to send their kids here. Fearing a decline in the enrollment rate, the school implemented the Outstanding Poor Students Support Program.
This was the first time the school had carried out such a program, so there were only two poor students in the whole school. All the teachers knew about Wei Ziqi and Shao Rong, these two geniuses among geniuses.
Teachers surely liked students with good academic performance, but when it came to good students who were disobedient, that was another story.
"Our school is a prestigious private school. All the students have received good moral education. Even at home, they have good family upbringing. Our teachers have also passed layers of screening. Only after the school has determined that they are mentally and physically healthy will they be recruited. Maybe what happened yesterday was just an accident."
The male teacher patiently explained to Wei Ziqi. This was already the limit of his patience.
"Teacher, I don't think what classmate Wei Mingxuan said was wrong. In cases caused by humans, whether it's intentional or not, it falls into the category of attempted murder. As long as this potential threat exists for a day, it will threaten our lives. So, teacher, I think it's necessary to find out the truth."
Cheng Ruan put on her cold and aloof demeanor, gracefully raising her head with a somewhat imposing manner as she spoke in support of Wei Ziqi.
The male teacher was extremely embarrassed. Of course, he knew what kind of situation this was. Anyone with a bit of legal knowledge would know how serious this was.
But the students in the school were either from wealthy or influential families. He didn't believe that a child would actually attempt to murder someone on purpose. However, even if it wasn't intentional, the four children in the tent wouldn't let go of the child who scattered the flowers.
Moreover, if the parents made a big deal out of this, the school would surely be the scapegoat, and the school would then make them, the accompanying teachers, take the blame.
"Classmate Cheng Ruan, it's not that the teacher doesn't want to investigate, but this is a remote mountain area without any surveillance cameras. How can we know who scattered the flowers? And you're all fine. Maybe the snakes ate the flowers and were poisoned to death. This can also be seen as indirectly protecting you. So, it's not necessary to keep pressing the issue, right?"
The teacher tried to keep struggling, reasoning with Cheng Ruan earnestly.
"Teacher, what you said is not right. Miao Miao killed the snakes. It has nothing to do with the flowers. Those flowers were the main cause of attracting the snakes. If Miao Miao hadn't learned martial arts and was really good at it, we might have died unconsciously in our sleep last night. So, teacher, I don't need to say more. Even without surveillance cameras, there are still fingerprints. We can preserve the evidence, call the police, and have it tested for comparison. There are only so many students present. It's very easy to verify."
Cheng Ruan was well - reasoned, leaving the male teacher speechless.
Miao Miao's slow - reacting mind finally caught up with the situation, realizing what was going on.
The little girl summarized the situation according to her own understanding.
1. The teacher didn't believe Teacher Wei and seemed to be bullying him.
2. The teacher didn't believe that she killed the snakes.
3. Ruan Ruan said they should call the police to catch the culprit.
These were the pieces of information Miao Miao pieced together from the teachers' and her classmates' tones, expressions, and the words she could understand.
The first two pieces of information made Miao Miao very angry. Others could question her in other aspects, but they mustn't question her martial arts skills. Bullying Teacher Wei was an even greater crime. Ruan Ruan was right. They should catch the culprit.
Culprit = Bad guy
Catching bad guys = Calling the police = Finding Uncle Lin.
The equal signs automatically formed in the little girl's mind.
Miao Miao poked Wei Ziqi beside her and said, "Teacher Wei, Dad said if I want to find him, I should ask you for his contact information."
"Ah? Oh, right. Wait a minute. I'll go get my phone." Wei Ziqi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered the phone Lin Yao had given him. He turned around and ran into the tent, took out the phone, and dialed the only phone number in it.
Lin Yao had specifically told Miao Miao this. As for why he didn't equip Miao Miao with a phone?
Of course, it was because smartphones were too complicated for Miao Miao. The little girl really didn't know how to use them.
"Hello, Dad, I want to find Uncle Lin... Yeah, that's right, find Uncle Lin... Okay... Teacher Wei, Dad said he wants you to answer the phone."
Miao Miao handed the phone to Wei Ziqi. Wei Ziqi took the phone curiously and said, "Uncle Lin."
"Miao Miao said she wants to find her second uncle. I'll send the phone number and text message now. You call him."
After saying that, Lin Yao hung up the phone. The text message notification on the phone immediately rang. Wei Ziqi called the number as Lin Yao said.
"Hello, Uncle Lin. We went on a field trip, but someone tried to kill me, Ruan Ruan, and the others. The teacher won't do anything about it." Miao Miao took the phone and briefly described the situation, scaring the teacher beside her into a cold sweat. Uncle Lin on the other end of the phone also jumped up from his chair in shock.
"What? Someone tried to kill you? Who is it? Are you in danger now? Is there an adult around you? Where are you?"
"I don't know who tried to kill us. We're not in danger anymore. There's a teacher here. We're in the mountains now." Miao Miao obediently answered Uncle Lin's questions in order.
Uncle Lin thought for a moment and breathed a sigh of relief. They could make a phone call, there was a teacher around, and they were not in danger for the moment. It should not be a terrorist attack or a kidnapping.
"Miao Miao, give the phone to the teacher. Uncle wants to ask the teacher a few questions."
"Okay... Teacher, Uncle Lin wants to talk to you."
The male teacher wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, took the phone, and truthfully told Uncle Lin the situation here, not daring to omit or lie about anything.
What Miao Miao said at first really pushed him to the edge. Saying that someone wanted to kill them and the teacher didn't care was really scary.
After Uncle Lin understood the situation, he was quite rational. He immediately dispatched the police to the field - trip location.
The teacher hung up the phone helplessly. Who would have thought that one of the parents was from the public security department, and it just so happened that the child involved was from this family.
Having the police come to investigate a case during a field - trip camping was the first time since the school was founded. Not to mention the year - end bonus, whether he could keep his job was another question.
"Is that flower related to you?"
"Do you believe me if I say no?"
"It was okay for me to take the blame for you when you picked the flowers yesterday, but you can't use them to harm people's lives."
"Oh, so in your eyes, I'm such a person, my dear brother."
"It's not that I don't believe you. If you tell the truth, I can still find a way for you quickly..."
"What are you talking about?"